Comment by troupo

17 hours ago

> I don't quite understand. The DOM is/needs a functional API. Why bolt another DSL on top?

There are no parts of DOM APIs that are functional. It's all 90s-era Java OOP-style.

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aatd86  16 hours ago

functional in the sense that it uses method calls on objects and javascript has higher order functions. It is a spectrum. I know DOM nodes are objects that use inheritance but I also know javascript is not deemed a "traditional" functional PL of course.

  • troupo  14 hours ago

    Javascript being a decent functional language does not make DOM API functional.

    DOM API is 90-s era OOP